Shooting for the Stars [Productivity in Context]
Early last year I wrote a post about getting a grip on “the total reality of your job“. At the time my life was very different from what it is now!
My wife and I have moved across the country since then, and both of us have new jobs. Coming to grips with this situation was difficult for me at first, since we moved in order for her to be able to advance her career (and be closer to her family). It took me almost five months to find a full-time gig that paid decent!
I just had my 90-day evaluation with BigCorp last week, and so I thought that this might be a good time to brush up on my situation. I hate to think that I define myself by the work that I do, but to an extent it is true. The tricky part is, I do not just have one “job” anymore…I need to get a grip on the total reality of each part of my work life.
What is the total reality of the work that I do? Let’s go ahead and review the answers to these questions from the previous article:
- What are my current tasks? I have a long list of posts to write, including book reviews and product reviews, I have 5 meetings scheduled, and I have some more paperwork to process. Always with the paperwork.
- What are my current projects? These include coaching employees, recruiting new applicants, writing content for the training programs, working on the werbsite network, doing all of the design and FTP stuff.
- What are my current roles or responsibilities? Trainer, Manager, Editor, Writer, Consultant, Speaker, Husband, Friend
- How will my job and personal affairs look one year from now? One year from now I plan to be working even more than I am now, but working on things that I really enjoy and can set my own timetable for.
- What changes to my career and personal life are coming over the next 3-5 years? Increasing levels of financial independence, more free time to spend on fun and family, the ability to do my work from anywhere in the world.
- What exactly is my purpose here on Earth? This is a really big question, but part of the answer is, “To teach people how to use basic tools and simple practices for taking control of their workflow situation.” And of course to make that, in turn, a business of my own,
Now what?
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Original post here: Stephen
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